Video of Canadian cat who soothes crying baby goes viral

YouTube video of cat soothing baby to sleep goes viral

Stewie, a Canadian cat who soothed a baby to sleep, has become a YouTube sensation overnight.

A video of Stewie was posted online by his owner Aaron Grant, a 35-year-old Canadian resident, according to his YouTube account. In the video, Grant’s newborn is crying and Stewie calms the baby by patting him on the head with his paw until he quiets down.

“Cutest bit is right at the end,” reads the video’s description of the last seconds of the clip where the baby falls asleep and Stewie looks up at the camera.

Cat soothing crying baby to sleep has gone viral with nearly 2.5 million views since it was uploaded September 4.